allen.n panetta says he has jobendous confidence in john allen, remains at the top u.s. commander in afghanistan and clarissa ward is in kabul, and an has been talking to the troops about the scandal. the militr: the military here keeping veran is keeping very tight lipped about this. visit in a request to visit one of the bases here and speak with of the tre troops and we were told that that would not be sossible and that the soldiers commead no public comment on such matters, that they remain focused on their mission. s were able to speak to some hoficers who asked to remain anonymous. and their reactions to this to this sre really quite mixed. there were some who said that this does not affect the mission here in afghanistan, that it has that no bearings whatsoever on their day-to-day operations. met one major wrote this to me. quote, we're taught to live the rmy values and assure our soldiers, down to the lowest private, lives them as well. when one of the most senior-ranking well-known generals of our generation can't gh that, it makes it kind of hengh to make a pri